[jpmoney707]

okay i want to buy a intake for cheap, i just want it so it matches my fr valve cover, i was looking at ebay for one, but i cant seem to get which one i should buy, okay im in miami and it rains and floods down here so im not thinking of getting a cold air,

do the ebay cold airs, go all the way to the bumper???

has anyone bought one of these intakes??

is it direcrt fitment or i have to do modifications??


thanks for the replies


jp

 

[norcalfocus01]

most people here will tell you not to buy a ebay intake but i did buy a SRI and it works well. the fitment was fine i had to to a little adapter work for the MAS but all in all i like it

yeah yeah its a spi in the ztec section

 

[DerekGrugan]

i had it and it went about 10 inches off the ground and yes it sucks up water hahah but i ran with it for 2 years and it was well worth the 60 bux or whatever it cost (i cant remember)

 

[BOOSTA]

yeah most TRUE Cold air intakes run down to the underneath of the car. Ebay ones arent too bad to get. Its just other stuff on there that worries me, lol. Go with a SRI if it rains alot, not worth taking the risk, they yeild almost the same gains.

 

[trailbikerider]

If you can afford it, go with a volant intake. And BOOSTA, you lose quite a bit of power with a Short Ram Intake because of the heatsoak in the engine bay; basically you're putting the intake right where all the heat is produced, so you're sucking in hot air. That is unless you make some sort of heat shield for the intake.

 

[badass3]

if rain sri with heat shield and cut 10 in of wheather stripping off the side where the intake is and raise the hood with washers this will help prevent heat soak

 

[mlbbaseball]

go w/ the svt intake, watch out for ebay, i've heard some horror stories about fitment, its been beaten to death on these forums. if you go w/ the ebay, make sure your maf seats well and get a K&N cone filter!

 

[mightbuyone]

SVT intake FTW!!!!!!

 

[badass3]

the ebay shortram works well you may have to put you stock maf location on it as the pic shows but will work

 

[RobsRedRacer]

yea i'd say either a Volant or a SVT system...a little more $$ than an ebay but well worth the extra

 

[jpmoney707]

i dont want a svt intake system becouse it looks like my stock remenber i want some thins chrome with red boots, so it can match my engine bay. but a little beter throtle wont hurt, soo where could i buy a heat shield??? and what are washers??


thanks for all your replies

 

[o_so_slo]

washers... you no those pieces of metal that are flat and circular with a hole in the middle

btw i got an AEM CAI ....havent gotten it yet but its on the way ..if it DOES get water in it is it deadly to the engine..if so how can i prevent this

 

[badass3]

water will kill an engine and you can get the aem bypass valve and to jpmoney the heat shield you will have to make. thin sheet metal can be cut and weather stripping at the top and a hole for the tube to go in but on the four sides it should be walled with the stripping to the hood sides should be sealed with a high heat silicone of sorts or jb weld or equivelant it is not that hard to make but it is time consuming if perfection is wanted.

 

[badass3]

PIC for reference

 

[o_so_slo]

do you have a link to the AEM bypass

 

[mightbuyone]

^^[paranoid] google

 

[heelflip101]

I saw the Injen short ram I have on sale for 80.00 a while ago. I have never had a problem with it. I did have lots of problems with mounts breaking and the tubes falling off with the ebay cai. Oh and water too.

 

[badass3]

bypass: http://aempower.com/ViewCategory.aspx?CategoryID=20

 

[jpmoney707]

damn that looks like a pain to make, wonder if theres is a company whos makes them???

 

[zx5Ye]

dont buy anything off of ebay... waste of money, i wanted to get the intake for cheap and ordered one off of ebay and paid like $60, and still sitting here, nothin fits, ended up getting a steeda sri.. so better to spend 200 just for a good one then 260 for both if you know what i mean